Office of the Provost

The provost and senior vice president serves as the chief academic officer of the University of Vermont. Working closely with the president, the deans, the vice provosts, the vice presidents, and other members of the senior leadership team, the provost is responsible for the advancement of all dimensions of academic excellence, including enhancing the University’s intellectual climate, fostering faculty collaboration and development, supporting innovative instruction and scholarship, advancing diversity and inclusion, and creating an outstanding student experience.

As the academic leader of the campus, the provost has direct responsibility for faculty and academic affairs, the colleges and schools, student life and services, the division of intercultural excellence, global educational initiatives, the university libraries, and numerous university-wide offices, centers, and programs including the Osher Center for Integrative Health and the Center for Community News.